WPI 2, Western New England 0

Box Score

Babson Park, MA --- The WPI men's soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 2-0 shutout of New England College in the final game of the 2006 Babson Invitational Tournament on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Engineers finished second in the tourney behind host Babson, which took first place based on goal differential.

WPI took a 1-0 lead at the 17-minute mark, as junior David Zuniga (Cromwell, CT) collected a cross from sophomore Benjamin Gilde (Manchester, NH) and tucked a shot into lower right corner for his second goal of the tournament. Gilde then netted his second of the tourney at 67:47 when he scored on a penalty kick, giving the Engineers a 2-0 advantage.

Despite suffering the loss, junior goalie Nick Kroplein (Jeffersonville, VT) was outstanding in net for NEC, finishing with 12 saves, including one on a penalty kick in the 44th minute. Senior goalie Brian Catalano (Whitinsville, MA) made all three of his saves in the first half for WPI.

With the 2-0 victory and yesterday's 2-1 win over Worcester State, WPI finished the tournament with a goal differential of +3 to take second place. Babson (2-0-0) took first with a goal differential of +10, NEC (0-2-0) finished third at -6, and Worcester State came in fourth at -7.

Release courtesy Babson Sports Information